I failed a course spring semester of junior year due to family issues and did not earn 12 credits--the minimum required by my school.
Consequently, I was placed on academic probation. I returned to good standing the following semester.
I'm writing an addendum to explain my failure and academic probation. I kept it as short as I could, but it's still 170 words. Is that too long?
Addendum Length Forum
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The Lsat Airbender
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Re: Addendum Length
Yeah that seems crazy long.
"In the spring of [Year], I was unable to fully focus on my coursework because [Succinct Reason, e.g. my grandma in Ohio suddenly died and I needed to spend two weeks out-of-state to help arrange the funeral] and ultimately failed one of my classes as a result. In turn, I was automatically placed on academic probation per [Faber University] policy. I returned to good standing the next quarter and have stayed clear of any academic or disciplinary sanctions since."
^ That's about 80 words. You're probably putting way too much effort into explaining what happened - all the adcomms really care about is that 1) you candidly disclose your record and 2) you didn't get probation for cheating on a test or harassing a classmate or something. Don't dwell on the details (or, if you really want to dwell on the details, do it in your personal statement).
"In the spring of [Year], I was unable to fully focus on my coursework because [Succinct Reason, e.g. my grandma in Ohio suddenly died and I needed to spend two weeks out-of-state to help arrange the funeral] and ultimately failed one of my classes as a result. In turn, I was automatically placed on academic probation per [Faber University] policy. I returned to good standing the next quarter and have stayed clear of any academic or disciplinary sanctions since."
^ That's about 80 words. You're probably putting way too much effort into explaining what happened - all the adcomms really care about is that 1) you candidly disclose your record and 2) you didn't get probation for cheating on a test or harassing a classmate or something. Don't dwell on the details (or, if you really want to dwell on the details, do it in your personal statement).
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HopefulSplitter0000
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Re: Addendum Length
Got it. I'll use something similar to your example and keep it under 100 words.The Lsat Airbender wrote:Yeah that seems crazy long.
"In the spring of [Year], I was unable to fully focus on my coursework because [Succinct Reason, e.g. my grandma in Ohio suddenly died and I needed to spend two weeks out-of-state to help arrange the funeral] and ultimately failed one of my classes as a result. In turn, I was automatically placed on academic probation per [Faber University] policy. I returned to good standing the next quarter and have stayed clear of any academic or disciplinary sanctions since."
^ That's about 80 words. You're probably putting way too much effort into explaining what happened - all the adcomms really care about is that 1) you candidly disclose your record and 2) you didn't get probation for cheating on a test or harassing a classmate or something. Don't dwell on the details (or, if you really want to dwell on the details, do it in your personal statement).
Thank you.
